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* The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the
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*
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* Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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* Portions copyright 2012 ForgeRock AS.
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*/
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package org.forgerock.opendj.ldap;
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/**
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* Entry factories are included with a set of {@code DecodeOptions} in order to
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* allow application to control how {@code Entry} instances are created when
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* decoding requests and responses.
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*
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* @see Entry
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* @see DecodeOptions
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*/
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public interface EntryFactory {
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/**
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* Creates an empty entry using the provided distinguished name and no
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* attributes.
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*
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* @param name
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* The distinguished name of the entry to be created.
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* @return The new entry.
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* @throws NullPointerException
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* If {@code name} was {@code null}.
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*/
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Entry newEntry(DN name);
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}
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